Vigormeter



Aug. 12, 1924.

A. BISCHOFF VIGORMETER Filed June 8, 1922 llllllili) INVENTORL ALPHONSE BISCHQFFJ M 6 Br Patented Aug. 12, 1924.

ALBHONSE-BISCHOFF, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

VIGOR1VIETER..

Application filed June 8,

To all whom may concern.

Beit known that I, ALPI-IONSE Brsorrorr, a citizen of France, residing at .Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Vigorm cter, ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to device used for testing, the strength of the operator.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a device which is no t.liable to va. riations.

Another object is to provide a device by which. the operator may ascertain the force he applied to the device.

Another object is to provide a device with a number of weights to engage in consecutive order with the operating mechanism, so that a steady increase ofweight is to be overcome on applying more force to the device.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appended claims as well as from the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a vertical midsectional view of the device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the device at about right angles to the illustration of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section through the standard portion of the device, on line S-3 of Fig. 1.

The standard is preferably formed by a tube 4, mounted on a base plate 5. A head or housing 6 is mounted on the top end of the standard 4. Rollers 7 are turnably supported within the housing 6. Levers 8 are pi otally supported by the housing, as indicated at 9. The outer terminations of the levers are in form of handles, by which the device may be operated. The innerterminations of the levers 8 are formed to engage the ends of the flexible member 12. The ends of the flexible member pass over the rollers 7 to the inner lever ends 11, so that the larger portion of the flexible member is caused to move upwardly by an operation of the levers. The handle ends 10 are pressed or moved towards each other for operating the device. A roller 13 is disposed in the lower loop formed by the flexible member. The yoke 14: of the roller 13 is connected to the plate 15. The plate 15 is provided with a number of perforations through which the bars or rods 16 of the weights 17 pass. The

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rods 16 are preferably of different length above the plate 15, terminating in a head like end,: as indicated at 18, in order to engage successively one after the other with the plate 15 when the plate is moved up wardly. Making the weights equally heavy or of a certain weight, results in a grmlual or certain increase of weight to be overcome as the plate 15 moves upwardly.

Pressing the handles 10 towards each other, operates to move the ends 11. of the levers 8 in opposite directions away from each other, as indicated in dotted lines at 19, thereby drawing the flexible member 12 over the rollers 7, and lifting the roller 3 and therewith the plate 15to engage with. the head-like ends 18 ot' the several weightrods.

An indicator 20 is provided, being connected to the moving mechanism of the device by the rods 21. The indicator is prei erably on the outside of the housing, projecting through the slot 22, so that the applied force to the inside mechanism can be ascertained by the movements of the indicator on the outside.

A coin tube 23 is provided in communication with a lock 24:. No particular details of such lock and coin-control are illustrated, since any number of well known coincontrolled devices may be used in connection with this device for controlling the operating mechanism in the well known manner.

The several weights are preferably incased within the standard 4, and guided by other tubes or housings and 26, to prevent a catching of one weight on another. A pad 27 is provided in the bottom of the standard to reduce the jarring and concussion oi the falling weights with the base plate 5.

Having thus described my invention, T claim:

1. In a device of the class described, handles, wei hts having engaging means at dift'erent points in relation to the several weights, means for consecutively engaging the handles with the weight engaging means of the weights, a housing inclosing the weights and engaging means, and indicating means on the outside of the housing having connection with the inside operating means for indicating the movements of the handles and weights.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination with coin-controlled mecha nism, handles, weights having engaging means at different points in relation to the several weights, means for operatively engaging the handles with the weight engaging means of the weights, a housing inclosing the several above-named operating mechanism, and means on the outside of the housing having connection with the inside operating mechanism for indicating the movements of the handles relative to the weights lifted.

3. In a device of the class described, a housing, handles pivotally supported by the housing with the handle-portions projecting out of the housing and lever portions extend .ing into the housing, weights disposed in the housing in operative engagement with the lever portions of the handles, and indicating means on the outside of the housing for in dicating the weight lifted by the handles.

4. In a device of the class described, a housing, handles pivotally supported by the housing having handle portions projecting out of the housing and having lever portions extending into the housing, weights disposed in the housing having engaging means at different points in relation to the several weights, means between the lever ends of the handles and the weight engaging means of the weights for consecutively engaging the handles with the several weights, and indicating means on the outside of the housing having connection with the inside operating mechanism for indicating the weight lifted by the handles.

5. In a device of the class described, a housing, handles pivotally supported by the housing having handle portions projecting out of the housing and having lever portions extending into the housing, an engaging plate having perforations and having means to engage with the lever portions of the handles, weights in the housing having rods slidingly passing through the perforations in the said plate and terminating in headlike portions at different points above the plate when the weights are in resting position, and indicating means on the outside of the housing in operative connection with the inside mechanism for indicating the weight engaged by the said plate and thereby by the handles.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALPHONSE BISCHOFF.

Vitnesses O. H. KRUEGER, MIRIAM LEE. 

